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I don't feel like playing a turtling underwater nation, so not sure I'll play Atlatnis.

What do you think about the Apes (Kailasa) and the Great White Bull as a pretender. I remember picking the bull as my first pretender when I tried the game a few years back, and really enjoyed stomping with him.

This game gives me a RP vibe, so I imagine my army of apes worshiping a mindless bull :P

I agree with VV, Blood Magic can be tremendous. It can also be dangerous, incredibly hard to balance with tax income, and at times can totally backfire. I wouldn't recommend it for a first-time player.

Ermor in the early era has incredibly diverse magic though (just look at your Augur Elder -- 2 fire, astral, 2 death, with 100% chance of gaining a random point of fire, astral, air, or death... wow). Ermor has mages that can cover every path but blood, so it usually isn't something they would need to pursue to be magically potent.

And hm... I'm thinking of changing my faction. Two ape factions might be a bit overkill in one game...

EDIT: After talking to J.B., I've decided to change my faction to Yomi.

And thus, from the Eternal Well in the Pearled Palace on the bottom of the Ocean, springs forth Nerae, Queen of Eloquence, the Opener of Wells and Goddess of Animals (at least those that do not drown at said bottom of the Ocean).

May the pure waters rise and cleanse the dominion of man, so that the Tritons of the Amber Clan may rejoice and frolick in the waves of a new dawn.

(I do remain a fan of Dominion's naming system.)

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Thanks J.B.! This is what I do while listening to German language primers to get ready for exams. I've now made one for every Early Era nation, which betrays just how dull I find German language primers. I made them with AARs in mind, so if anyone wants any faction (from the Early Era thus far), just let me know and I can put the file into Dropbox.

I'll be writing up the epic odyssey of my mistakes and tragedies on my new game-y AAR wordpress blog. Am happy to allow others access to post too. (there's currently nothing up there, but I've been writing draft posts for the SMAC and SI games I'm in).

How about we set ourselves an aim: to write and edit the AAR with such vigour and polish that we get a link on RPS's Sunday Papers? :p